10/05/2026
Many of us are rightly angry with politics today, and we see it as a major source of division on the world stage. Yet the real battle is not political at all.
Scripture teaches that humanity is both body and spirit, formed from the dust and given the breath of life by God (Genesis 2:7; Ecclesiastes 12:7). But the churches have, for the most part, neglected to teach us that the nations are directly influenced by Powers and Principalities in the unseen realm. Nor do they teach the power we have in Messiah to protect ourselves and defeat the plans of the enemy. Most people do not understand this, and so they engage the wrong enemy and fall into their trap.
We cannot draw direct lines saying that specific humans alone are conspiring to destroy a nation or its sovereignty. Those who try are often labelled conspiracy theorists. But when we add a Biblical spiritual perspective, we begin to see things with greater clarity. Behind human decisions, political movements, and national conflicts, Scripture reveals unseen powers that influence and deceive (Ephesians 6:12; Daniel 10:12–14). This does not remove human responsibility, but it helps us recognize that the struggle is greater than politics alone.
Paul makes this plain: “For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places” (Ephesians 6:12). Our struggle is not finally against political parties, leaders, or flesh-and-blood people. It is against spiritual powers that deceive, divide, and oppose God’s redemptive purpose (2 Corinthians 10:3–5). These powers blind minds, stir up anger and fear, and keep humanity trapped in confusion. “The god of this world has blinded the minds of the unbelievers, to keep them from seeing the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ” (2 Corinthians 4:4). This is why our world feels so chaotic.
Though this rebellion began in the Garden in Genesis 3, it continued at Babel, when God confused the language of mankind and scattered the nations over the face of the earth (Genesis 11:1–9). Deuteronomy 32:8–9 reveals the deeper meaning of that moment: “When the Most High gave the nations their inheritance, when he divided mankind, he fixed the borders of the peoples… but the LORD’s portion is his people; Jacob his allotted heritage.” God allotted the nations their place, yet He kept for Himself one nation that would arise later through the faith of the Patriarchs (Deuteronomy 4:19–20). Even so, this division was not without redemptive purpose. God determined the appointed times and boundaries of the nations “that they should seek God” (Acts 17:26–27).
We see this spiritual reality clearly in Psalm 82. God stands in the divine council and judges the “gods” who have failed to uphold justice: “How long will you judge unjustly and show partiality to the wicked?” (Psalm 82:1–2). These spiritual beings were given responsibility over the nations, yet they oppressed righteousness and failed to defend the weak. Though they were immortal, God declared, “You shall die like men and fall like any prince” (Psalm 82:6–7). Psalm 82 does not present rival gods equal to YHWH. It presents the Most High judging lesser spiritual authorities who abused their delegated responsibility and corrupted the nations they were meant to govern.
These spiritual beings of the unseen realm, jealous of God’s plans for humanity, rebelled and abandoned their proper station to oppose God’s original purpose. Scripture says that God “did not spare the angels when they sinned but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept for judgment” (2 Peter 2:4). Jude likewise speaks of “the angels who did not stay within their own position of authority but left their proper dwelling” (Jude 6). They may appear before God in the heavenly court, as we see in Job 1–2 and 1 Kings 22:19–23, but they do not rightfully share His rule. God alone is Most High, and no spiritual power stands outside His sovereignty (Psalm 89:5–8).
We do not need to wrestle against political parties, leaders, or men, but against spiritual rulers, powers, Elohim, and gods who do not want humanity or their nations redeemed by Yeshua. Daniel was shown this unseen conflict when a heavenly messenger told him that the “prince of the kingdom of Persia” had resisted him for twenty-one days, until Michael came to help (Daniel 10:12–14, 20–21). Behind earthly kingdoms there can be spiritual opposition. Yet we must remember that people are not our ultimate enemies. They may be deceived, but they are still made in God’s image and objects of Messiah’s redemption. We are called to resist spiritual deception while loving people, praying for leaders, and overcoming evil with good (Matthew 5:44; Romans 12:18–21; 1 Timothy 2:1–4).
But take heart. God foreknew the consequences of giving free will to His spiritual and earthly creation. He was not surprised by rebellion. Before the foundation of the world, He chose us in Messiah and purposed redemption in Him (Ephesians 1:4–5, 11; 1 Peter 1:18–20). In the Garden, God did not curse man in the same way He cursed the serpent and the earth. He cursed the Divine Serpent who drew His creation into sin and rebellion, and He cursed the ground because of man’s sin (Genesis 3:14–19). Yet even there, God gave the first hint of the Gospel: the offspring of the woman would crush the serpent’s head (Genesis 3:15). Creation itself, subjected to futility, will one day be set free from its bo***ge (Romans 8:20–21).
Through the faithfulness of Yeshua/Jesus, His only begotten Son and Word made flesh, the radiance of God’s glory and the exact imprint of His nature (John 1:1, 14; Hebrews 1:3), we have been redeemed, and our sins are atoned for when we trust and follow Him. He came in humility, taking the form of a servant, and obediently went to the cross (Philippians 2:5–8). “He was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace” (Isaiah 53:5). Christ died for our sins, was buried, and was raised on the third day (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).
The great Satan has been defeated by God’s Son. Through death, Yeshua destroyed the one who had the power of death and freed those who, through fear of death, were subject to lifelong slavery (Hebrews 2:14–15). At the cross, He cancelled the record of debt that stood against us, disarmed the rulers and authorities, and put them to open shame by triumphing over them in Himself (Colossians 2:13–15). “The reason the Son of God appeared was to destroy the works of the devil” (1 John 3:8). This was an act of selfless humility that a proud and powerful being could never comprehend until it was too late.
Though defeated, the father of lies is still at work, deceiving the nations and seeking to deceive as many souls as he can into denying Christ and the works of His salvation. The accuser has been cast down, but he still accuses and resists until his final judgment (Revelation 12:10–12). The devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour; therefore we are called to resist him, firm in faith (1 Peter 5:8–9). We overcome him by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of our testimony, and by not loving our lives even unto death (Revelation 12:11).
As we prepare for the final showdown upon Yeshua’s victorious return, we can trust that God will give us what we need when the time is right. We are not called to set dates or claim certainty about timing, for it is not for us to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by His own authority (Acts 1:7; Matthew 24:36). We are called to watchfulness, faithfulness, and discernment (Matthew 24:42–44; 1 Thessalonians 5:1–6). Through the Holy Spirit, we will know what to do. The Spirit convicts the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment (John 16:8–11), and when He comes upon us, we receive power to be Messiah’s witnesses (Acts 1:8).
We are now His ambassadors, entrusted with the message of reconciliation: “We are ambassadors for Christ, God making his appeal through us” (2 Corinthians 5:18–20). We should not overlook the power Yeshua has given us through prayer and faith in His Word. We are to pray at all times in the Spirit, keep alert, and pray for boldness to proclaim the Gospel of the Kingdom (Ephesians 6:18–20; Acts 4:29–31). Yeshua has given us authority over the enemy, yet our greatest rejoicing is not in spiritual power but that our names are written in heaven (Luke 10:19–20).
Yeshua alone is the Redeemer of humanity, and the nations will be His inheritance. The Father said to the Son, “Ask of me, and I will make the nations your heritage, and the ends of the earth your possession” (Psalm 2:7–9). Daniel saw One like a son of man receiving everlasting dominion, glory, and a kingdom, so that all peoples, nations, and languages should serve Him (Daniel 7:13–14). All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Yeshua (Matthew 28:18), and the kingdom of this world will become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Messiah (Revelation 11:15).
The hope of our children and our future is not found in political or national loyalty, but in repentance and returning to the One who makes us whole. Messiah is gathering a people from every nation, tribe, people, and language, who stand before the throne and before the Lamb (Revelation 7:9–10). Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior who will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body (Philippians 3:20–21).
Seek truth. Discern spiritually. Lift your eyes to the heavens, above the noise of this age. We are called to be part of the Body of Christ, not divided under men or under the powers and principalities that seek our eternal destruction. Therefore, put on the whole armor of God: truth, righteousness, the readiness of the Gospel of peace, faith, salvation, the Word of God, and prayer in the Spirit (Ephesians 6:10–18). Stand firm in the victory already won by Yeshua, who has disarmed the powers and triumphed over them by the cross (Colossians 2:15).
